U.S. Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus expands
The number of members of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus (CAC) in the U.S. House of US Representatives has reached 46, AzerTac state news agency reported.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Washington reported that Mark Medows from Northern Carolina, Jim Bridenstine from Oklahoma and Filemon Vela from Texas joined the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus.
The Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus was formed in the beginning of 2004 by congressmen Curt Weldon (R-PA) and Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), its founding co-chairmen.
The Caucus has played an important role in increasing the
understanding of the Congress on the Caspian energy and geopolitics
of the South Caucasus region, in further developing the strategic
relations between the United States and Republic of Azerbaijan,
increasing trade, security and military cooperation between the two
nations, better grasp issues surrounding the illegal military
occupation of Azerbaijani lands such as the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK)
and other regions around it by Armenia, the Armenian blockade
against Nakhichevan region of Azerbaijan, and energizing the
Azerbaijani-American voters.
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